Gao Yanzong saw Wang Jun when crossing the river, the original plan was to divide the troops into three routes, from Youzhou, Yuyang, Changping three sides to gather a large army to besiege, the imperial court temporarily sent Wang Jun as Gao Yanzong's help, Wang Jun with 5,000 military horses from Jinzhou Road hurriedly north, here and Gao Yanzong converged.

Gao Yanzong looked at this general with great interest, with a scholarly face, quite the temperament of a Confucian general, and his presence in the crowd was very low, and he could not be linked to his record of defeating the barbarians and even forcing Yang Yan to surrender in any way.

But this person is the help sent to him by His Majesty the Emperor, and he is almost equal to Gao Yanzong in terms of status, only a cooperative relationship and no subordination. Some of the senior generals in the army nodded their heads when they saw him, and he also returned the salute one by one, wearing two beards to look quite friendly.

"Lord Shizhong is here, now it's okay, I can also take a rest." Gao Yanzong sat cross-legged on a soft felt on the bow of the boat and motioned for Wang Jun to come over. Unlike other Gao family clans, Gao Yanzong's temperament is more straightforward, tall and strong, and his bronzed skin distinguishes him from other Gao family members, "With General Wang here, why should I worry about the Turks day and night?" With a loyal and reliable robe behind it, our army is no longer a lone army, and you can rest assured that you can boldly start fighting! ”

Wang Jun naturally understood what Gao Yanzong meant behind his flattering words, he was telling himself and other generals that even if Wang Jun was an old senior, the command of this war was still in his hands.

Wang Jun showed a modest smile: "I have already led the army, fifteen miles on the side, there is a deep valley, and there are barracks and stables left by the Youzhou army in the past, where more than 10,000 soldiers and horses can be easily hidden. ”

Gao Yanzong's expression froze, if he had known that there was such a good place, would he still need to spend so much time hiding and keeping a distance from the Turks for fear of revealing his whereabouts? Regardless of talent, Wang Jun is more experienced than Gao Yanzong in using soldiers.

Gao Yanzong was brutal and arrogant, and he still knew what was going on, so he finally stopped and talked about business: "The river is narrowing here, and there are too many boats in our army, and it is not easy to pass, and they have already been on guard, how to fight the next battle, this king does not have much bottom in his heart, I don't know what General Wang thinks." ”

Wang Jun said calmly: "I have a general understanding, the Turks have 30,000 people on the opposite side, and there are two 10,000 cavalry as a countermeasure, they took Anle and broke through to the south and west, and our army is easy to defend on both sides. ”

Gao Yanzong pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "This king knows that Gao Baoning's army doesn't know when it will come. How to regain peace and happiness? ”

"Since we lost it, we lost it, anyway, it doesn't hurt," Wang Jun's answer was unexpected: "The other party is now leaning on the city, closing the camp gate, and dispatching two more troops and horses, making it clear that they want to fight a protracted war with us, and they have nothing to fear." ”

"So?"

"They are strong and strong, and it is not easy to attack, so we can set up camp on the shore, and first send troops to cut off both of his arms, and send strange soldiers to cut off their food routes, and then it will not be us who will not be able to sit still, but them. When they are in a hurry to send their troops, it will be the day when we will surround them! Wang Jun said coldly: "If they don't come out, it will be done, and when Gao Baoning's army arrives, our army will be surrounded by them on all sides, and even their wolf god will not be able to save them!" ”

What a plan! Gao Yanzong slapped his hands and admired, the originally slightly vague ideas were brought out by Wang Jun one by one, and they became a lot clearer in an instant, worthy of being an experienced and famous general, no wonder His Majesty looked up to him extraordinarily, and he must have played a role today if he kept it and didn't dispose of it.

"General Wang's plan couldn't be better. I've fought with Ashina Setuna kid, and he's such an attempt, and we'll act according to this plan, we can cut off their assistance at best, and wipe them out at worst! Gao Yanzong said, he looked at the generals under his command and asked, "Who wants to cut off the other party's grain route?" ”

"I will lead my troops to cut off their food routes." Wang Jun replied calmly, firstly, he didn't want to compete with Gao Yanzong, a prince of the clan who was just getting the holy favor, and secondly, he had defended the northern frontier for many years, not to mention his rich experience in dealing with barbarians, and he was also familiar with the terrain here. In that case, King Ander should be relieved, right?

Unexpectedly, King Ande shook his head and said: "No, General Wang is going to do such a trivial thing as cutting off grain, isn't it overkill, General Wang might as well join forces with me, the two of us discussed unified dispatch and command, and want to command at the level of General Wang, our army will be like a bamboo." ”

Not only Wang Jun, but also the others were also very surprised, the governor gave up the right to dispatch? Wang Jun opened his mouth and stammered, just as he didn't know what to say, Gao Yanzong waved his hand to stop his words and said:

"Gao is not a comatose person, but this battle is very important, Gao thinks that his current level is not as good as General Wang, so he is willing to let General Wang participate in the affairs of the army, if he changes to another place, Gao will not be polite to the general."

"We went ashore, and now the wind is strong, the boat is rocking, and my head is shaking." After that, he stood up and waved his hands and feet, and shouted loudly: "Come, bring out my treasured wine, I want to drink with General Wang." No cups, just a large porcelain bowl the size of a pot! ”

Wang Jun cast a grateful gaze at Gao Yanzong, Wang Jun was entangled in the old case, and the path of his descendants was also blocked by this stain on him, saying that he didn't want to make a big contribution and fight a turnaround was false. If he can get a share of military merit in this battle, Wang Jun's family will be able to turn over! Gao Yanzong was willing to give up some of his authority to give him the opportunity, which made him grateful.

Ten large bowls were placed on the dining table, a military servant brought out a wine urn, the mud seal was unsealed, a burst of fragrance emanated, all the generals sat together, Gao Yanzong heroically held the bowl, and said: "I will wait for the order of the Son of Heaven to conquer Hulu, this wine, we will celebrate in advance the victory of breaking the captives and killing the thieves!" Ladies and gentlemen...... Drink well! After that, he drank it all on his back, and a group of generals followed, serving bowls one after another and sharing the wine.

The wolf's head banner more than four feet high towered in front of the sweat tent, and the wind that crossed half the continent held up the flag, and the golden wolf head on the flag opened its bloody mouth, as if it was about to devour Cangyu. In the steppe, the majesty of the Turkic khans radiated from here to every corner of the steppe.

The wide tent of sweat was now crowded with all the Turkic chieftains, praying to the gods for blessings.

A white sheep tethered to the wolf's banner turned restlessly, but its voice was completely muffled by the shamans' chanting, and after seven circles around the wooden pillar, the two shamans came out of the procession, drew their sharp knives, and brought the lamb down, and stabbed the sharp dagger into the sheep's neck.

The sheep twitched for a moment and then did not move, and the blood of the sheep spurted out from under the wooden pillar. The shaman with the blade put down his sharp knife, pulled out a stick from somewhere, lit it and threw it into the pyre, and a raging fire rose from it. A cheer erupted from the crowd of onlookers.

The shaman raised the bowl of wooden oil in his hand, white smoke began to fill, and the Turks knelt down and prayed reverently to their wolf god. Pray that the wolf god will bless them with enough loot, and that they will return safely......

The shaman constantly encouraged the Turkic nobles, telling them, "The gods say that the descendants of the wolf should mount their horses and seize the land of the Central Plains and present them with their wealth and flesh as sacrifices!" We're going to go on a march, we're going to hunt, we're going to take everything that the two-legged sheep have! ”

The bonfire reflected the oil paint on his face, like the silhouette of the devil, and the mad believers were even more crazy, while the Turkic Great Khan did not say a word, and it was a Turkic tradition to hold this ceremony before the expedition, and the people were more in awe of the power of the gods than his Great Khan.

Everyone was cheering for the slaughter that was about to go south, but only Tu Bo knew that he could not be sure that the promises he had received in those days would be fulfilled until the Turkic soldiers and horses crossed the Yanmen.

What if he loses, will these crazy wolf descendants take him off the throne of Khan? He looked at the sky, the sky was blue, and occasionally eagles could be seen passing by.

Yin Mountain, already almost covered in ice and snow, is a tall mountain peak that was the first line of defense of the Central Plains Dynasty against the steppe nomads.

To the south, the terrain slowly lowered, and the snow-covered grasslands stretched out beyond the reach of the vision, and the eyes were full of pale colors, and the sky and the earth were almost pure white, and there were frozen rivers flowing through the gentle ground like jade belts, and at the edge of the rivers, countless white-roofed tents were erected.

These are all tribes that have recently arrived, and they are not all Turkic, but also Tatar, Tiele, Murwei and other people, from the sea of sunrise in the east to the land of sunset in Altai, the Turkic wolf banner is all over the northern frontier of the entire Qi country. Soon, more people will gather here.

The Turks are like heavy clouds that move south in winter, accumulating thicker and thicker, and sooner or later it will be overwhelmed and rain a blizzard that buries all living beings. On the snowy field, someone rode a war horse galloping past, strangled the war horse on a mountain bag, looked into the distance, and saw this landscape.

"One hundred thousand!" Murong Sanzang replied affirmatively: "This is not all, only most of it, there are still some tribes that will not come here to converge, but will be transferred to gather in the north of Yanzhou and Youzhou, after this heavy snowfall, I am afraid that Tong Bo will go there to lead his wolf cavalry south, and the final total number of troops will probably exceed 400,000." In other words, not counting the rest of the states and counties, just the Yinshan line, our army will have to face two or three hundred thousand troops! ”